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China’s Bicom Optics are engaged in optical study, design, and development of LED lenses with an optical and mould R&D team employing ultra-high precision moldmaking equipment, injection machines, and several cleanrooms.
Everyone in the lighting and driver assistance world sees how rapidly camera, sensor, actuator, and LED technology is proliferating to bring integrated, polyvalent driver vision systems.
Valeo say their second-half 2013 earnings rose 16% versus 2012’s, as demand for cars increased in China and North America and the European vehicle market improved.
Ford recently unveiled a heavily modified Fusion Hybrid serving as a testbed for their automated-vehicle research.
Motorcyclists are some of the most vulnerable participants in road traffic.
General Motors’ Strategic Supplier Engagement initiative will have the automaker strive for stronger strategic partnerships in their supply base
The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers says their Chinese-automaker members will be at grave risk of failing if the government allows foreign
At the DVN Paris Workshop awards ceremony following the opening dinner last night, Rainer Neumann was named DVN Personality of the Year 2013. Neumann has been in automotive lighting for about 30 years now. He started at Bosch for 13 years, then went to Italy for Magneti Marelli for 3 years, followed by 12 years with Visteon Europe, and is now with Varroc Lighting Systems. He has contributed to a lot of innovations in that time, many of which are ubiquitous on the world’s roads today, and he holds around 120 patents as inventor or co-inventor. He thinks the combination of being creative and also having the capability to make it really happen is very important.
We interviewed Rainer Neumann, the DVN personality of the year, about the future of automotive lighting.
DVN: How do you see LED technology evolving in the future?
Rainer Neumann: LED is definitely the light sources of the future. The reduced energy consumption, long life time, small packaging, new styling opportunities and green environmental contribution (less CO 2 ) are the main drivers. Exterior lighting is extensively used as a way of differentiating vehicles and brands.
DRL is a good example. More and more new configurations and shapes determine the styling of the DRLs which typically uses LEDs. Also, the overall trend in using LEDs as light sources for both rear lamps and headlamps is clearly visible. However, for LED headlamps it will take a few more years to achieve reasonable take rates in all vehicle segments.
LED light sources offer tremendous opportunities to design unique and attractive lamps. It can create a signature light, which identifies the vehicle brand and type. In the future, it will also lead to improved light performance for headlamps.
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“That’s what one of our board members said about the stock market’s reaction to the publication of our 2013 results.
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